191 Ethiopian Proverbs / Page 7
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Termites live underground.122.
The arrogant blind man picks a fight with his guide.123.
The beer is difficult to strain.124.
The best of mankind is a farmer; the best food is fruit.125.
The calves do not fear the horns of their mother.126.
The cattle is as good as the pasture in which it grazes.127.
The cow knows the cowherd but not the owner.128.
The coward sweats in water.129.
The dog I bought, bit me; the fire I kindeled, burned me.130.
The eye of the leopard is on the goat, and the eye of the goat is on the leaf.131.
The first camel in the train holds everyone up, but it is the last which gets the beating.132.
The fool is thirsty in the midst of a downpour.133.
The fool speaks, the wise man listens.134.
The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and burst.135.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth and the mouth of the wise man is in his heart.136.
The little stars will always shine while the great sun is often eclipsed.137.
The mouse is silent while laboring, but when the baby is conceived, she cries.138.
The nile has no resting place it wanderes around carrying a log.139.
The one who is mistaken is the one who does nothing.140.
The person who grew up without correction will find his mouth slipping instead of his foot.